March 2025
April 2025
Voice of America Shuts Down After Trump-Ordered Budget Cuts
Following President Trump's executive order resulting in USAGM budget cuts, Voice of America (VOA) and over 1300 employees were indefinitely furloughed on March 16th, 2024, halting its broadcasts after accusations of biased reporting and inefficiency.
Voice of America Shuts Down After Trump-Ordered Budget Cuts
Following President Trump's executive order resulting in USAGM budget cuts, Voice of America (VOA) and over 1300 employees were indefinitely furloughed on March 16th, 2024, halting its broadcasts after accusations of biased reporting and inefficiency.
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56% Bias Score
France Proposes EU Troop Deployment to Ukraine, Bypassing Russia
French President Macron proposed deploying a joint EU peacekeeping force to Kyiv, Odesa, and Lviv, bypassing Russia's consent, and suggested supplying Ukraine with Mirage 2000 fighter jets and other munitions, escalating tensions with Russia.
France Proposes EU Troop Deployment to Ukraine, Bypassing Russia
French President Macron proposed deploying a joint EU peacekeeping force to Kyiv, Odesa, and Lviv, bypassing Russia's consent, and suggested supplying Ukraine with Mirage 2000 fighter jets and other munitions, escalating tensions with Russia.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump Defunds USAGM, Silencing Global Media Outlets
President Trump's executive order halting funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), impacting outlets like Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has prompted international criticism and placed over 1300 journalists on leave, raising concerns about global pr...
Trump Defunds USAGM, Silencing Global Media Outlets
President Trump's executive order halting funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), impacting outlets like Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has prompted international criticism and placed over 1300 journalists on leave, raising concerns about global pr...
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52% Bias Score
Musk's Government Efficiency Drive Sparks Political Firestorm
Elon Musk's cost-cutting initiatives within the US government, spearheaded under President Trump, have triggered widespread job losses, service disruptions, and intense political backlash, particularly over targeting social security and other entitlement programs.
Musk's Government Efficiency Drive Sparks Political Firestorm
Elon Musk's cost-cutting initiatives within the US government, spearheaded under President Trump, have triggered widespread job losses, service disruptions, and intense political backlash, particularly over targeting social security and other entitlement programs.
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60% Bias Score
Macron Urges Increased Pressure on Russia, Announces SNU Reform
French President Macron called for increased pressure on Russia for its lack of commitment to peace talks in Ukraine, announced reforms to France's Universal National Service program, and supported a potential European peacekeeper deployment contingent on Ukraine's request.
Macron Urges Increased Pressure on Russia, Announces SNU Reform
French President Macron called for increased pressure on Russia for its lack of commitment to peace talks in Ukraine, announced reforms to France's Universal National Service program, and supported a potential European peacekeeper deployment contingent on Ukraine's request.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump's Tesla Endorsement Amidst DOGE Controversy
President Trump's endorsement of Elon Musk and Tesla last Tuesday at the White House has raised concerns about conflicts of interest, given Musk's significant financial contributions to Trump's political campaigns and his involvement in the controversial "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) ...
Trump's Tesla Endorsement Amidst DOGE Controversy
President Trump's endorsement of Elon Musk and Tesla last Tuesday at the White House has raised concerns about conflicts of interest, given Musk's significant financial contributions to Trump's political campaigns and his involvement in the controversial "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) ...
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64% Bias Score
Massive Belgrade Protests Challenge Serbian Government
On October 8th and 9th, 275,000-325,000 citizens protested in Belgrade against systemic corruption and the government's response to the Novi Sad railway station collapse, which killed 15 people in November 2023, defying transportation blockades.
Massive Belgrade Protests Challenge Serbian Government
On October 8th and 9th, 275,000-325,000 citizens protested in Belgrade against systemic corruption and the government's response to the Novi Sad railway station collapse, which killed 15 people in November 2023, defying transportation blockades.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Tariffs Fuel Global Economic Uncertainty
Donald Trump's renewed protectionist agenda, marked by significant tariffs on various imports, is causing global economic uncertainty, impacting investment, and threatening global supply chains, with negative consequences for the US and other economies, particularly the Eurozone and China.
Trump's Tariffs Fuel Global Economic Uncertainty
Donald Trump's renewed protectionist agenda, marked by significant tariffs on various imports, is causing global economic uncertainty, impacting investment, and threatening global supply chains, with negative consequences for the US and other economies, particularly the Eurozone and China.
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40% Bias Score
Russia-Ukraine Drone Attacks Result in Casualties on Both Sides
On March 16th, Russian drone attacks killed one and injured three in Izum, Ukraine, while another attack killed one and injured one in Zolotaya Balka. Ukraine launched retaliatory drone strikes against Russia, injuring two in Belgorod Oblast. Russia launched 90 drones, while Ukraine's air defenses s...
Russia-Ukraine Drone Attacks Result in Casualties on Both Sides
On March 16th, Russian drone attacks killed one and injured three in Izum, Ukraine, while another attack killed one and injured one in Zolotaya Balka. Ukraine launched retaliatory drone strikes against Russia, injuring two in Belgorod Oblast. Russia launched 90 drones, while Ukraine's air defenses s...
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28% Bias Score
Severe Storms Cause Widespread Death and Destruction Across the Midwest and South
Devastating tornadoes, wildfires, and severe storms killed at least 32 people across the Midwest and South, leaving at least 247,655 without power and causing widespread destruction in Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Severe Storms Cause Widespread Death and Destruction Across the Midwest and South
Devastating tornadoes, wildfires, and severe storms killed at least 32 people across the Midwest and South, leaving at least 247,655 without power and causing widespread destruction in Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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32% Bias Score
Öcalan Calls for Democratic Turkey, PKK Announces Ceasefire
Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of the DEM Party, announced that PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for a democratic Turkey with equal rights for all citizens, including Alevis; Öcalan's message followed the PKK's declaration of a ceasefire starting March 1st, 2024, and a commitment to disbanding, resp...
Öcalan Calls for Democratic Turkey, PKK Announces Ceasefire
Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of the DEM Party, announced that PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for a democratic Turkey with equal rights for all citizens, including Alevis; Öcalan's message followed the PKK's declaration of a ceasefire starting March 1st, 2024, and a commitment to disbanding, resp...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Authorizes Airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen
President Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, citing threats to U.S. shipping and national security interests; at least 31 Houthi fighters were killed, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry, and the strikes follow a history of Houthi attacks on commercial...
Trump Authorizes Airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen
President Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, citing threats to U.S. shipping and national security interests; at least 31 Houthi fighters were killed, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry, and the strikes follow a history of Houthi attacks on commercial...
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52% Bias Score